Evri is set to hire 9000 new employees in a bid to deal with increases in demand for parcels and its battle with Royal Mail, less than a week … Source link
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Neighbour spells out fears over Royal Mail plan – Brighton and Hove News
A woman whose home backs on to a disused farm which has been earmarked for a Royal Mail depot has spoken out about the plans. Christine Mallows … Source link
Read More »Kretinsky, potential buyer of Royal Mail, in discussions with Reynolds for £3.6bn acquisition
Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky has recently met with new business secretary Jonathan Reynolds to discuss his plans for the full acquisition of Royal Mail, one of Britain’s most significant companies. This meeting, which took place last Tuesday, marks the first time the two have met since the Labour party’s victory …
Read More »Post Office was ‘very badly run and messy’, says former chair | Post Office Horizon scandal
A former chair of the Post Office has described the business as “very badly run and messy” and criticised the Horizon IT system as clunky, creaky and badly in need of replacing. Neil McCausland, a senior independent director and interim chair of the Post Office between 2011 and 2016, heavily …
Read More »RAF squadron drops Crusaders nickname following complaint
An RAF squadron is to drop its nickname following a complaint. The Lincolnshire-based 14 Squadron was formed in 1915 and was nicknamed the Crusaders after flying missions in the Middle East. The RAF said the decision to scrap the “unofficial” nickname followed a confidential service complaint, which was partially upheld. …
Read More »Half of UK TV and film staff out of work a year on from Hollywood strikes, poll finds –
A major survey of TV and film staff in the UK has found that more than half are still out of work a year on from the Hollywood strikes. Media and entertainment union Bectu said more people than ever were also considering leaving the industry amid a “drought” in available …
Read More »Royal Navy chef sexually assaulted male colleague after luring him into the ship’s scullery but is spared prison after military court hears he was ‘confused about his sexuality’
A Royal Navy chef lured his colleague into a warship’s scullery before locking the door and sexually assaulting him, a court martial heard. Able Seaman Liam Pritchard told his victim, who he had already groped on another occasion, he wanted to meet, because he was suffering from a ‘low mood’. …
Read More »Royal Mail bidder Kretinsky holds talks with Reynolds over £3.6bn deal | Business News
The Czech billionaire who wants to take full control of Royal Mail has held private talks with the new business secretary to reassure him about his plans for one of Britain’s most important companies. Sky News has learnt that Daniel Kretinsky met Jonathan Reynolds last Tuesday for the first time …
Read More »Post Office was 'very badly run' with 'creaky' IT infrastructure, says ex-chair
He said the first time the issue was raised in front of him was at a board meeting before the Post Office's independence from Royal Mail in 2013. Source link
Read More »Fewer strikes under nationalised railways, Aslef leader says
ASLEF general secretary Mick Whelan predicted fewer train driver strikes as he joined MPs outside Parliament ahead of the second reading of Labour’s railway nationalisation Bill today. The head of the train drivers’ union hoped that fewer “snouts in the trough” — profiteering rail franchise bosses — will see ticket fares go down alongside …
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